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Emoji taxonomy:
"Happy faces, sad faces, hearts, hand gestures, romance, other, monkeys, party, holiday, violent, flowers, clocks."Previously, previously, previously, previously.
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Unicode character 'REVERSED HAND WITH MIDDLE FINGER EXTENDED' (U+1F595)
Windows 10 gives users the finger with new emojisUnicode 7.0, standardized last June, added 2,834 new symbols to its lexicon. Around 250 of these were emoji, and operating systems have been updated in...
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Tender
"It's how people meat."Previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously.
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GIF Keyboard
This app is going to make me intolerable:It's an iOS keyboard that lets you communicate solely in animGIFs.You have to agree to let it completely sodomize your input stack to install it, though, so I...
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Star Trek Communicator Bluetooth Handset
So your phone can be in your pocket, while your much bigger phone is in your other pocket!Previously, previously, previously, previously, previously.
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Lock patterns
Surprise, your Android lock pattern is just as bad as the combo on your luggage:More than 10 percent of the ones she collected were fashioned after an alphabetic letter, which often corresponded to the...
View ArticleiOS ad blockers
Dear Lazyweb: I understand that iOS ad blockers are a thing that now exists. Which one sucks least?Previously, previously, previously, previously.
View ArticleiOS ssh?
Dear Lazyweb, what's the best ssh client for iOS these days? I had been using iSSH but now it crashes on connect, and hasn't been updated in ages.Ability to use cert auth instead of password auth is...
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My payphone runs Linux now.
In 2015, we threw a party called Cyberdelia, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the movie Hackers. It was epic: we built skate ramps and everything. We're having a second Cyberdelia in two weeks, on...
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Payphone antics
Incidentally, if you have any suggestions for other behaviors I should add to the payphone, shoot. Right now it just does the calendar info-line and lets you save and play back messages. Plus a few...
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Exterminate All Rational Thought, Massive Attack Edition
Fantom:The app, described as a "sensory music player," provides us with four new Massive Attack tracks. Each is a totally unique remix for every user, created by an algorithm in the app that collates...
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Apple Pass push notifications
Dear lazyweb, how do I send Apple Pass push notifications?Yesterday I added Apple Wallet passes to the DNA Lounge ticketing system: now when you buy a ticket, the confirmation email comes with an...
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This company tracked Iowa caucusgoers through their phones
Ad networks: completely legit and not even a little disturbing.For most ads you see on web browsers and mobile devices, there is an auction among various programmatic advertising firms for the chance...
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Doom
< MessagesDetails Violet Okay. I'm drinking coffee and should be mobile soon Autocorrect wants me to be mobile doom, so that too Be the doom you want to see in the world YES Delivered O Send...
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John McAfee, Internet Treasure
"Yeah, that technique might work for the DOS version of Leisure Suit Larry. Not for an iPhone."Now I'll probably lose my admission to the world hackers' community, however, I'm gonna tell you. You need...
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Internet-Connected Rectal Thermometer
The Internet of Things In Your Ass. HKBodyTemperatureSensorLocationRectum, never forget.Previously, previously, previously, previously, previously.
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Instagram Hates The Internet
"The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."All of the "social media" services want to lock you in. That's been the case for a while. They love their "walled...
View ArticleiOS and .ics
Dear Lazyweb,Is clicking on a link to document of type text/calendar believed to work on iOS? Using https:, not webcal:, that is, "event attachment", not "dynamic calendar subscription".If so, do you...
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XScreenSaver 5.35
XScreenSaver 5.35 is out now!Yup, this is the first release with a pre-built Android application. Note: it's flaky. Consider the Android port an early beta. About 2/3rds of the savers are included, and...
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